Senior Analyst, Data & AI Ethics - Research

Thomson Reuters is transitioning to a content-driven technology company with over a century of experience curating and classifying data and supporting professionals in complex domains that move society forward. With some of the most comprehensive and richly enhanced legal, regulatory, news, and tax data in the world, Thomson Reuters is a leader in delivering technologies that inform the way forward.

The AI Enablement team, part of the Data and Analytics function, is responsible for ensuring governance practices that support the company’s leadership and delivery of world-class data and AI enabled solutions. The Ethics Research and Compliance analyst will be a critical member of this team, supporting the enterprise with building and delivering ethical and trustworthy technology.

The successful candidate will be responsible for driving awareness and thought leadership on the standards and regulations on the horizon. Working closely with legal and compliance teams, the candidate will support the enterprise-wide awareness of global regulatory trends and developments from leading organizations like the ISO, IEEE, W3C, and OECD. The ideal candidate is a passionate legal and ethics researcher with a knack for influencing audiences through written communication, and other mediums. The candidate will play a critical role in the translation of legal requirements into technical policies and implementation plans.

About the Role:

• Partnering with our legal counsel, you will monitor and report on the latest developments in legislative and regulatory instruments as it pertains to key ethics principles – translating into technical policies and requirements

• Partnering with our technology teams on the identification, development, and scaling of best practices, tools and techniques to comply and accelerate Thomson Reuters’ leadership in ethical data use and AI

• Working closely with Data and Model stewardship network and stakeholders as a specialist consultant on data and AI projects across the organization – advising on upcoming legal and related trends and compliance best practices

• Ensure that data and AI ethics policies and guiding standards are inclusive of the requirements necessary to meet the growing demands of data and AI related regulation and best practices – drafting new policies where necessary

• Provide thought leadership, executive summaries, and insights on data and AI ethics and governance matters to colleagues across the organization – contribute to educational resources

• Participate in data and AI governance policy and standard creation, management, and analyzing potential impacts of policy choices under consideration

About You:

• Strong familiarity with developments and trends in ethical data and trustworthy AI – e.g. EU, UN, and other major players 

• Demonstrated understanding of AI governance activities including oversight mechanisms, documentation, development processes

• Expert researcher and persuasive communicator – primarily in the written word

• Strong understanding of global data and AI privacy principles and regulations (experience working with GDPR/Canadian Privacy Act an advantage)

• Strong familiarity with data management, ModelOps and traditional software development life cycles – an asset

• You are a solutions-oriented critical thinker with strong influencing and networking skills

• You demonstrate the ability to discover solutions for technical/business issues and to develop actionable insights and recommendations

• You have the capability to work autonomously and make independent decisions to meet deliverables with minimal oversight

• 2-3 years of experience, ideally within the domains of data management and responsible AI, or related work

• Considered a strong asset – Masters degree or higher - higher education and certifications within the fields of technology law, data management, machine learning and AI, and/or technology ethics

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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